Today is the last day for Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn as he is retiring after serving 30 years in law enforcement, and discusses the relationships he’s formed with the community.
Vaughn shares that he’s come to love Perry ever since moving to the area in 1997. He highlights the small town aspect and how that has led to creating several bonds with an array of individuals. Vaughn expresses that he’s gotten the opportunities to really get to know people in the community, and loves the amount of diversity within Perry.
“(They) brought new ideas to me, and brought new culture that I’ve never experienced before, and getting to know some of those people whether they be from El Salvador (or) Guatemala, all parts of this country, all over the world, Africa, Asia, everything, it’s just really neat to see that and be able to learn from those people. That’s just been incredible to me.”…